Exporters seek lower forex surrender levels

EXPORTING firms, which claim to be paying a heavy price on their Zimbabwe dollar liquidations, are lobbying the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) to reduce the foreign currency surrender threshold to enhance viability.

We need to repair our sick politics

AS strange as it might sound or seem, you can be sure there is an imbecile somewhere in our beloved teapot-shaped country that is very unhappy the weatherman is forecasting we might have a very good rainy season again this year.

Inter-city travel ban: Buses get waiver

BUSES ferrying schoolchildren will be allowed to travel between cities and towns in Zimbabwe to allow for pupils’ smooth return to schools ahead of tomorrow’s second phase re-opening.

Cotton needs proper pricing mechanism

After slumping to a two-decade low of 28 000 tonnes in 2015, cotton production has since rebounded due to Government intervention through the Presidential Input Support Scheme, which provides free inputs.

Civil servants assured of 13th cheque

Government has assured civil servants that they will receive their bonus this year while conditions of service will continue to be improved.

Relief as classes resume

Resumption of classes after a long Covid-19-induced hiatus has brought relief to learners and parents.

Schools will be operating full throttle from tomorrow after the rest of the classes begin, a week after exam classes resumed on August 30.

Govt takes delivery of 30 ambulances

Government has taken delivery of 30 new ambulances that are part of the 100 expected before year-end, as efforts are stepped up to revamp the health delivery system.

Building Zimbabwe brick by brick

“Nyika inovakwa nevene vayo.”

Translated loosely this means a country is built by its citizenry. This is the message that President Mnangagwa has been emphasising as a key strategy that could transform Zimbabwe in its endeavour to achieve an upper middle income economy by 2030.

Benjani the student

HE played football in five countries and turned out for top European clubs, including English giants Manchester City, before attaining a UEFA A coaching licence after retirement, but Benjani Mwaruwari insists he is still a student of the game.

Unfinished business, a journey amidst the journey

DR Anna-Mary Nyakabau is an oncologist par excellence. Her national service came to an end on December 31, 2020, having worked at the country’s main referral hospital, Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals’ oncology and radiotherapy centre. This is an extract from Dr Anna-Mary Nyakabau’s memoirs, “The Journey amidst life’s journeys. . .”

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